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Published
April 16, 2025

Republican lawmakers want to repeal Maine’s 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases

Proposals before the Legislature come after the waiting period narrowly passed last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, and as it faces a challenge in federal court.
Published
March 7, 2025

Red flag proposal from gun safety advocates qualifies for November ballot

The measure was brought forward by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition after lawmakers failed to pass a red flag law last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
Published
December 10, 2024

Watch: ‘Breakdown in Maine,’ a FRONTLINE documentary

FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public present a one-hour documentary film on the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and the missed opportunities to prevent it.
Published
October 18, 2024

4 key findings about Maine’s law to compel mental health treatment

We spent months talking to experts in mental health care about what happened in Lewiston and how to treat people who cannot or do not accept their mental illnesses.
Published
October 17, 2024

Outside review of Maine State Police after-action report on Lewiston shootings recommends improvements

The recommendations came in an analysis of the Maine State Police's after-action review of the Lewiston mass shooting last year.

Published
October 16, 2024

Georgia school shooting suspect planned attack in notebook, investigators say

The suspected shooter is said to have maintained a “shrine” in his bedroom to previous school shootings, including a photo of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
Published
October 15, 2024

‘I don’t want this to happen to any other family:’ Why Lewiston shooting victims are preparing to sue

Lawyers for survivors and those who lost family in the Lewiston mass shooting say the Army failed to uphold several promises and obligations when it released Robert Card to the community without addressing his change in behavior or taking his firearms.
Published
October 15, 2024

After Lewiston shooting, distribution of $6.6 million in funds stands up to scrutiny

Of the money donated in the months following the deadliest shooting in Maine history, $4.7 million went to individuals directly affected and $1.9 million went to groups that provided support in the community.
Published
October 8, 2024

Sen. King urges federal government to study suicide prevention for Army reservists

The request comes in response to the Lewiston mass shooting by an Army reservist who killed 18 people before taking his own life.
Published
September 12, 2024

Georgia school shooting suspect smuggled gun in backpack, investigators say

The new details about Colt Gray’s movements came as his father, also charged in the case, asked to be held in isolation at the jail amid threats.

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